Pirlo was getting past it, as unthinkable as that might be, whilst also slowing down our play in the middle hugely. Tevez said from the day he joined that one day he would like to finish his career at Boca, and he rightly wanted to do it whilst he is still considered one of the best players around, not when he is 35/36 and past it.
Let's be honest here, Vidal has not been the same player since his knee surgery. Playing at the World Cup immediately didn't help matters for him, and then playing a long season with us and the Copa America too. Now if he had this summer off to properly relax and recuperate I would be pissed by this news, but with a fee of €40m floating around that is a pretty decent sum to say the least. I know there is a high chance he could become a beast once again if he moved, but we could use that money to purchase a really good AM or LB (or both, fingers crossed). We still have an abundance of strength in the middle, providing Asamoah is used centrally if Vidal leaves. And I for one am excited about Sturaro. Looks like a real coup for us